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Method of operating a blood treatment apparatus, and blood volume monitor and blood treatment apparatus for implementing the method

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Active Publication Date: 2011-02-17
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
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The present invention provides a method for operating a blood treatment apparatus, such as a dialysis machine, for the extracorporeal treatment of a patient's blood. The method involves measuring the patient's blood volume and using this information to regulate the blood flow and prevent hypotension. The invention also includes a blood volume monitor that can automatically adjust the ultrafiltration rate of the dialysis machine based on the blood volume measurement. The invention aims to improve the safety and effectiveness of blood treatment procedures.

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An overly intense or overly rapid reduction may result in hypotension episodes on the patient's part.
A drop in the blood volume of the patient being treated to a blood volume that is critical for the latter owing to an excessive withdrawal of liquid by the ultrafiltration will thus not even be reached.

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[0041]FIG. 1 shows both the relative blood volume, RBV, expressed as a percentage [%], and the blood pressure, expressed in mmHg, versus the temporal evolution of a patient's blood treatment graded in minutes. The systolic blood pressure is designated by BPsys, and the diastolic blood pressure by BPdia. In FIG. 1 the critical relative blood volume RBVkrit is moreover represented. If the RBV signal drops below this critical value, then ultrafiltration is lowered or deactivated in the present example. It is noted, however, that the represented example generally relates to the blood pressure. As was explained further above, however, another pressure may also be measured. In accordance with the above explanation, the RBV measurement is here also representative for the measurement of some other blood parameter.

[0042]As is shown by FIG. 1, the RBV signal in the example represented there suddenly drops exponentially by about 5% at the time t=150 min, to only increase again after 20 to 30 m...

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The present invention proposes a method of operating a blood treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient , a blood volume monitor for monitoring an extracorporeal blood treatment of the patient by means of a blood treatment apparatus, and a blood treatment apparatus.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a method of operating a blood treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient. It furthermore relates to a blood volume monitor, as well as a blood treatment.SUMMARY[0002]In order to remove substances normally subject to excretion via the kidneys from the blood of dialysis patients, blood purification or blood treatment methods such as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, or hemodiafiltration are being employed.[0003]The withdrawal of excess body water, which is generally also necessary in such cases, takes place with the aid of ultrafiltration, generally resulting in a reduction of the patient's blood volume. An overly intense or overly rapid reduction may result in hypotension episodes on the patient's part. The patients' tolerance with regard to a volume reduction is highly variable depending on the individual; in cases of critical patient groups such as, e.g., diabetics, atherosclerosis patients, etc.,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B01D61/32G05D7/00G05D16/00
CPCA61M1/16A61M1/3609A61M1/3639
Inventor MOISSL, ULRICHCHAMNEY, PAULWABEL, PETER
Owner FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
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